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3 Feb, 2009

Murder at the Academy Awards

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Screen Shot 2014-09-07 at 2.34.17 PMRivers publishes a murder mystery with Jerrilyn Farmer, Murder at the Academy Awards: A Red Carpet Murder Mystery. The novel is is a thinly disguised roman à clef, where Joan is Maxine Taylor, who with her daughter Drew, a cover for her daughter Melissa Rivers, track down the murder of a Hollywood starlet who mysteriously drops dead on the Academy Awards red carpet.

Even the dust jacket was made by Chanel.

 

 

30 Dec, 2008

Men are Stupid…and They Like Big Boobs

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Screen Shot 2014-09-07 at 3.02.23 PMRivers publishes Men are Stupid…and They Like Big Boobs: A Woman’s Guide to Beauty Through Plastic Surgery. Rivers talks about liposuction and Botox written in her characteristic self-deprecating style.

I’m a plastic surgery whore.

Men are Stupid: Joan Rivers

1 Nov, 2008

Dying For Revenge

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ejd3Dickey’s book Dying For Revenge is a story about a steamy underworld of crime.. Gideon is convinced that an old score with a former client from Detroit was settled a long time ago. But the lady from Detroit has never forgotten-or forgiven-Gideon. Now, Gideon’s on the run again, embarking on a chase that takes him from London to Nashville, and back to the Caribbean where those on both sides of this battle are dying for revenge.

1 Jul, 2008

Never Enough

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miasha5Never Enough follows Celess who loses her best friend, Tina, and her good looks. Now she lives a life of depression and cant help but to feel suicidal. Her heartbreak and a near-death experience transforms Celess into a woman who is hired by a top modeling agency. In Los Angeles, she reconnects with two old friends, Terry and Derrek, and through them, finds new friends and a new love. 

1 Apr, 2008

The Hardcore Diaries

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9781416556787_p0_v1_s260x420Foley publishes a third memoir The Hardcore Diaries. This book follows Foley’s creative struggles with WWE and the return of ECW as a WWE brand. Foley goes in depth on his differences with WWE owner, Vince McMahon.

I believe that anyone that likes my writing style will enjoy this one as well. The things that they loved about the first three, the sophomoric humor, the Tori Amos references, are all abundant in this one as well.

4 Mar, 2008

Sistah For Sale

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miasha4Miasha’s book Sistah For Sale follows Sienna. After her father was killed and her mother deported, Sienna decided to turn to prostitution to make money after being encouraged by Chatman. When Sienna learns that her mother was murdered and Chatman had a role in the murder, she decides to team up with Ryan to take over Chatman’s business.

Most of my books become political because of what is going on in our society. There is a lot going on that people are not even aware of and since I am an entertainer I see it as my duty to make readers aware of what is going on through my books.

25 Sep, 2007

Tough Choices

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In Tough Choices, Fiorina presents her side of the HP firing as well as to give a different perspective on leadership, technology, globalization, and sexism.

This book Tough Choices is about business for sure, but it is also about life. It’s about my life, but it’s also about the lives of people I’ve come across in the course of my career.. . I wanted it to be a true reflection of who I am and what I’ve experienced.and how I’ve felt about things.

7 Aug, 2007

Waking With Enemies

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ejd1Dickey follows Gideon in Waking With Enemies. A heated encounter inside a London hotel room leaves Gideon waking up to a world where there’s no one to trust. Someone has taken out a hit on the hit man—but who? The clock is ticking as Gideon tries to pin down the man who was sent to kill him while also finding out who from his past might have ordered the hit.  As the hunter becomes the hunted, Gideon will need to find his friends and his enemies to get out of the game alive.

It picks up exactly where Sleeping With Strangers leaves off. So if you read Sleeping With Strangers first you get a lot more information on the characters.

5 Jun, 2007

Mommy’s Angel

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miasha3Mommy’s Angel follows Angel who has to deal with the struggle of her brother being gunned down. After her mother turns to heroin, Angel has to provide for her younger brother and sister. At 15 years old, she’s to young to work legally so she resorts to stripping. She convinces herself she won’t fall victim to the streets like her mother.

Mommy’s Angel is about fifteen-year-old Angel’s struggle to survive after her older brother is killed and her mom becomes addicted to heroin. It’s a powerful story about addiction and what it does to the family. It’s a tragedy to the reader but triumph to the character.

What They Want

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otDickey’s novel What They Want follows Terrance Mitchell, a man who has no plans to ever settle down. Being single is far better than being tied down to him and he doesn’t want any kids running around. He was a well-traveled, good-looking model in an industry full of  beautiful women. Women adore him and are willing to go at any length to be with him. Then one of his beautiful women falls to hard to soon and shatters his perfect world. 

24 Apr, 2007

Secret Society

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miasha2Secret Society follows Celess and Tina, two 19-year-old men who likes to live as women. They’ve got the looks and the bodies to attract attention from men wherever they go and surprisingly it works. They travel to all the hot spots but their fast lifestyles are about to catch up with them. The two share a devastating secret, and when it’s revealed, Celess will need every ounce of her street smarts to survive.

I don’t have a favorite but I do have a favorite thing about each of my books. Secret Society is my baby. It’s my first novel, my breakout debut. It’s the book that put me on the map and garnered me a lot of hard-to-get press. I love the characters in it because they are so authentic and lead a very intriguing life. Diary of a Mistress is the book that solidified me as a bonifide author.

1 Apr, 2007

Sleeping With Strangers

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ejd13Dickey follows a hit man name Gideon in the book Sleeping With StrangersHe’s a man who lives off the grid, drifting along while making love on the run. His lovers don’t know what he really does for a living but there is something intriguing about him. Gideon is broken hearted and looking for revenge. But like everything else, it comes with a price.

A lot of other writers of characters who are hit men, you know, so for me it was just an extension of trying to find a different character based on what I’ve done before. You know, I’ve done con man. I’ve done grifters. I’ve done engineers. I I’ve done stand-up comics. And so for me, Gideon was just this perfect character for this particular type of story that I was craving to do. How much of Gideon do you want, you know.

25 Jan, 2007

Founders At Work

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jessica-livingston-founders-at-workLivingston publishes the collection of interviews with 32 startup founders. She says she has always liked writing, and wanted to write something that ‘gets to the heart’ of the experiences that startup founders had.

I hear these stories that they talk about, or the other people they knew who had done startups, that seem so crazy to me. Stories about how they sort of lied, not lied to investors, but pretended to look much more advanced that they were. When really they had one computer and they stole people’s monitors and put them on the desk so it would look like they had more. This was crazy, no one knows about this. And I was working at this tech, this emerging growth investment bank and I thought I should kind of know about this stuff….I sort of based on the concept of Paris reviews writers, it worked and talked about how did you it.

1 Aug, 2006

Diary Of A Mistress

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miashaDiary Of A Mistress follows Monica who has a loving husband and two beautiful twin boys. When her husband Carlos surprises her with an unforgettably romantic getaway, Monica knows her husband is still very much in love with her. But an unexpected package turns her life upside down. Angela on the other hand has a warped perception of men. Her last husband of five years cheated on her during the course of their marriage. Then she meets Carlos and she will stop at nothing to get him for herself — even if that means destroying her life and another woman’s family.

2 Jun, 2006

Boss Lady

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ot2Tyree’s book Boss Lady follows Tracy Ellison, the star of  Flyy Girl and For the Love of Money. Ellison is a little bit older, smarter, and sassy. After a series of accomplishments in the world of acting, Tracy takes on Hollywood to film a project close to her heart.

11 Apr, 2006

Chasing Destiny

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ejd14Dickey’s book Chasing Destiny follows a woman name Billie who is in love with her soul mate, but her soul mate just happens to be legally married to someone else. Whenever Billie needs to get away from everyone, she just hops on her bike and chases the wind. Once her lovers family finds out about their affair they will not stop until Billie is ruined.

Well, you know, it opens with the main character, one of the main characters, Billie, she’s pregnant and she’s going to tell her boyfriend, Keith, and at the same moment Keith is coming to tell Billie that he’s going back to his wife.

26 Apr, 2005

Drive Me Crazy

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ejd5Dickey’s book Drive Me Crazy follows a woman and man whose reckless desires could destroy them both. 

30 Nov, 2004

Moment of Truth

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Moment of TruthSting publishes a memoir Sting: Moment of Truth with co-author, George King. The book features Sting journey through the world of wrestling, marital troubles and finding faith.

I gave my life to Jesus Christ who became my Lord and Savior, right at the peak of my career where I had all the money and power and fame you could ever want. It’s just like in this book.

2 Jun, 2004

Diary Of A Groupie

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ot5Tyree follows Tabitha in the book Diary Of A GroupieWhen a wealthy banker offers Tabitha a huge paycheck to catch a celebrity who is known to have sex with underage women, Tabitha finds herself on the wrong side of the track. When the celebrity finds out that Tabitha is trying to bring him in, he threatens her family and friends until she gives him possession of her diary.

25 May, 2004

Hackers And Painters

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Hackers and painters Paul GrahamGraham publishes a collection of essays that outlines the impact computer programmers have on everyday life. Part of the book focuses on education in high school and afterwards, and how students should be taught:

The most a teacher can do is suggest interesting paths — e.g. by setting interesting problems to solve, or by describing mistakes other people have made.